An insider look at the Wilder Research homeless study
Wilder Research just completed its seventh triennial statewide homeless study. Along with many other government, nonprofit, philanthropic and community organizations, Compass uses this information – homeless persons – as a key measure in our housing section.
The Red River overflows with readers and Minnesota enters a different kind of "amazing race"
If a 4th grader from Lincoln, Jackson, Marshall, Rock, Pope, or Traverse county challenges you to a game of Scrabble, you may have met your match. Last year, while in 3rd grade, more than 9 out of 10 of kids in these counties were proficient in reading, the highest performance across the state. With these counties sprinkled mostly along the western edge of Minnesota, one wonders whether there is something in the Red River – or the Dakotas' influence.